| If you didn't read about it here this A.M., you might have caught the story via Liz or Azi: DSCC's newest, unutterably tone-deaf fundraising letter.
Or, to quote Sen Dem head honcho John Sampson:
"The Senate Republicans have done it. Just because people do it, does that make it correct? Does that make it illegal? I think the bottom line is...this is a fundraising initiative. Nobody's twisting anybody's arms. If every [sic] knows me, there's always access, free access, for everybody to come and talk to me about any single issue."
Well, that's just brilliant - the other guy does it too, so what's your problem?
The answer is simple: because there's an appearance of impropriety. Lame-ass cop-outs like pointing at the other guys don't cut it. There's a reason we voted for Democrats and gave them a majority: to end this kind of Bruno-esque (apparent, too-close-to) pay to play.
The actual letter is after the jump. >>> |
